Hard-working Stoke are the epitome of former Pompey boss Pulis, now at the Potteries, but class tells in the end. Burchill slots home Harper’s cross at the near post, then sub Péricard and Todorov put a gloss finish to the scoreline. Loaned Stone is back at Villa with a hamstring injury.

This match summary is used courtesy of 'Portsmouth: The Modern Era' by Colin Farmery, Desert Island Books (2005).